Density of Healthcare Providers and Patient Outcomes: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Multi-Site HIV Treatment Program in Uganda

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: We examined the association between density of healthcare providers and patient outcomes using a large nationally representative cohort of patients receiving combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) in Uganda. DESIGN: We obtained data from The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) in Uganda. Patients 18 years of age and older who initiated cART at TASO between 2004 and 2008 contributed to this analysis. The number of healthcare providers …

Authors

Bakanda C; Birungi J; Mwesigwa R; Zhang W; Hagopian A; Ford N; Mills EJ

Journal

PLOS ONE, Vol. 6, No. 1,

Publisher

Public Library of Science (PLoS)

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0016279

ISSN

1932-6203

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Edward Joseph Mills

Professor (Part-Time), Faculty of Health Sciences

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